The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-08-05
Local and General.


guest of Miss Mary Montague.
Mrs Shanl<s died very suddenly at
her residence, near Seio on the 27th
ult.
w. +. Jones of Silverton, has opened
a photograph gallery at Scio. He is
said to be good artist.
tG. T. Cotton sold S5 boxes of baking
powder last Friday afternoon. It was
the glassware they were after
The surplus wheat of the Columbia
river basin this season is estimated by
Mr.. Phillip Ritz of Walla Walla at IT,
100000 bushels.
A meeting of Oregon editors is called
for August - and Is, at Yaquina City
for the purpose of organizing n state
press association.
Spieer & Mcintosh received yester-
ftay 100 bushels of wheat Mt their
warehouse at Leng's station-the first
of the season-from r. +. and John
Baltimore.
The Oregoaian of Monday last was
accompanied by supplement deserip-
tive of Wardner and Mines, Idaho, and
Spokane Falls, w. 4. 1t is very en-
terprising affair.
Yesterday morning Mayor G.. w.
Cruson dropped into the EMPRESS Of
flee and whispered in our ear: "Its a
boy; weight 10 pounds. Born early
this morning. We congratulate.
While in Albany on Saturday last
we called on Wallace & Thompson for
local item, but they We're too busy
waiting on customers to give us poin-
ter. They are selling lots Of groceries.
The Southern Oregon Transcript has
emerged from ruins of the Medford
Monitor. 1t is bright sheet, with
Mr.. c. B. Calisle as its editor, who as
a journalist is very proficient. Success
to You, friend Carlisle.
From Rev. Gibbony we learn af the
death of Mr.. John Umphrey on Satur-
urday July 30th, of dropsy. He was
buried in the Sand Rridge cemetery.
The bereaved family have the sympa-
thy of this community.
We are under obligations to ]. X.
Gill & Co., stationerers and booksellers
justly celebrated Spencerian pens.
Anyone desiring something elegant mi
this line should address them at once
There has been established by the
Scio, Hack Co, daily stage line, from
that place to Albany. Leave Scio nj
s a. NJ. returning at 6 p. NJ. This will
be a great accommodation until the o.
u n sc. -, Tt.rN
Mr. ]. NJ. Sabin, the very gentle
manly travelling agent for J. C. Aver
& Co, of Lowell Mass, gave us pleas
and call yesterday morning. In q
few days the result of his call will be
ssen by the liberal ''ad,' which will
then appear.
Joseph Riggs of Sweet Home, called
Monday. We learn from him that he
and T. A. Morris are in the buchel
business and are furnishing a first
class article of meat at and cents
Mr.. Riggs says the crops in his vicin.
ity are very good.
r. Messier, the gentleman who has
been employed by Mr.. Chead4e in tho
manufacture of cheese, left for Gervais
on Tuesday last Mr.. Messier is q
first-class cheese maker, and all whc
have sampled his make speak of it in
the highest terms.
r. D. Sanford, one of the heavy mel
on growers of Josephene county, wa
in town Tuesday making arrange
ments with our grocery men to handle
melons this season. He has 40 acres
l,aif
cultivated within sight of his resi-
dence.
Mr.. r. p. Scanland of this place, oil
Monday next will be so years of age
During this summer he has attende,
to four gardens, and done great dea
of other quite heavy work. He is il
good health, and from his appearance
we were surprised when he said he wa
four times twenty.
In another column will be found tn
''ad' of Thompson s. Waters, Browns
vile. 1t will be seen this enterprisin
firm are determined to dispose of thei
summer stock at reduced rates. Du
ing our stay in their town this fir
was very liberal in their patronage
Us anu we lthc piSeaoutS III SOAhhASAiN
ing them to the public.
ID. Myers & Co. of Scio, have the col
tract for building large warehouse f
the o. P. company at Scio Junction,
be completed by September 1st. I'll
contract price is $4,000. The house
intended for the storage of grain. III
junction is about one mile from Sci
on the farm of B. F. Munkers, and
very agreeably located for the accor
mediation of Scio and vicinity.
On Monday last we did nice ca
for w. G. Peterson & Co, in two color
We appreciate the kind regards the
gentlemen have for US. Their liber;
ity and enterprise will certainly bril-
to their business the success it meri
Advertising is a scheme which alwa
wins As their ''ad'' and card asse
w. G. p. & Co, are thoroughly equi
ped with everything new and compile
in the livery business.
r. n. Morris passed through TOW
on Tuesday last with his steam thres
er From him we learn that the q
crage of wheat per acre so far is abo